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A documentary about joining the political division in one of the most disputed battlefield counties in the United States debuted in the Sunday Film Festival This week, leading some to conclude that the historically liberal festival is moving towards the center.
“One of the things that is fascinating ‘Bucks County, USA.“When chosen as an official selection in Sundance, it seems that, in the Trump era, being re -elected, the well -known Sundance Film Festival on the left is moved to the middle,” said Paul Martino. “There is a new openness to dialogue”
Martino, the founder of Bullpen Capital, told Fox News Digital on the documentary series “Bucks County, USA” that was projected in Sundance, a Utah festival known for projecting films that promote liberal causes and be a place for anti-demonstrations Trump
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Martino, who appears in the film, told Fox News Digital that five -part docuseries are “all about the political divisions that occur in the United States centered where I live, Bucks County, USA. UU.”
“This is the whole Subsequent policies to cover And all the things that happened at the level of the school board once began much of the movement of parents’ rights, and the film immerses itself in many details about the political division that occurred, and focuses ironically on the friendship of My daughter and her best friend, which would describe as the daughter of my political rival, “Martino explained.
Paul Martino at the Sundance Film Festival (Paul Martino)
Martino, a conservative, told Fox News Digital Walking Around Sunday was a “fascinating” experience and found many people who seemed to be open to the message of the movie to listen to the other side.
“Obviously, it is a quite left crowd in general. But even the people behind Sundance, the people who choose the movies this year, said they felt this movie, ‘Bucks County, USA.’, It was very important because it was in A re -elected time of Trump, “Martino said.
“Understanding and talking to the other side and understanding who the other side is important.
Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, arrives at a election surveillance party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, November 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (EVAN VUCCI/AP)
“One of the incredible stories told by one of the filmmakers in Sundance was that there is a guy sitting by my side in a He is acting Who would I have talked on the plane if I had not made this movie and I realized that I had a lot to tell me. And the fact that this film even affected filmmakers, I think, is a really interesting and important lesson for the rest of the country. “
While many people in Sundance were receptive to the film, Martino told Fox News Digital that he encountered some opposition of people in a question and answer session after the projection.
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The Egyptian theater tent during the Sunday Film Festival on January 28, 2020 in Park City, Utah. (AP/Arthur MOLA/INVISION)
“I would say that one of the only disappointments of the experience was that I felt that some people in the crowd, you know, it is an honor to be in the questions and answers at the end of the series and, look, we had everyone there. We had people who really do not like them, who do not agree with vehemence, and I think it was lost at the audience that we were all standing there, “Martino said.
“The fact that we were all agreed to be part of this, the fact that we were all there and asked me one or two questions that went in my direction that I felt they were a bit inflammatory and laughed at myself thinking. , Did you just watch the movie?
